Introduction: When Andy goes to the Sheriff’s
Safety Conference in Mt. Pilot for a day and a half, he needs someone to answer
the phone at the courthouse. Goober really wants to do it, but he is also
obligated to repair Gilly Walker’s car. So he takes the car apart, reassembles
it in the courthouse, and works on it there, much
to Andy’s aggravation.

Discussion:

2.Of
the four primary modes of communication—reading, writing, speaking, and
listening—which one is used the most and the least? Which one was learned first
and last? Which one is taught the most and the least?

3.Have
you ever made a promise that you didn’t keep? Has someone ever broken a promise
that was made to you? What does breaking a promise say to others?

4.Have
you ever given someone a second chance? What was the outcome? Have you ever
been given a second change? Did you take advantage of it?

5.Have
you ever been as angry with someone as Andy was with Goober? How did you
respond? What was the result? How could you have handled it differently?

Final Thought:

Andy: "Now I'm going home, because if I stay here another minute I'm liable to
get mad. And if I get mad I'm liable to start hollering, and then I'm liable to
take one of these guns and shoot you!"